Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-28
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.


Aunt sallie Fisher, an old and we'll
known lady Of this town, is poorly, her
ailments being due in the main to old age.
The deer and wild turkey season being
over the Nimrods in this locality have
turned their attention TO chasing the sly
and crafty fox. So far Mr.. Renyard has
outwitted both hounds and hunters.
At the election held in Front Royal on
Monday, January 9th, the dry ticket was
successful by As votes. When the vote
was announced an old darkey was heard
to remark, "There's going to be power
ful dry time here this summer"
The weather for some days past has
been fine over head, but very muddy nm
der foot. The gradual thaw has cleared
the ice from the river, and has relieved
the apprehensicns of the railroad men,
farmers and Others as to any damage re-
sultng from sudden rise Of the river
and a consequent blockade of ice.
1T is said that the municipal authorities
of this place contemplate a busy season
the coming spring and summer in the line
of improvements, such as opening new
streets and alleys, paving, &c, &c. The
hands, or workmen, will have TO be OBJ
tanned from elsewhere, as most Of the
young men in this town will leave here
for Birmingham, Ala, "when the roses
come again"
The difficulty experienced by people
living in town Of getting wood hauled TO
them at this season of the year, owing to
the muddy roads, has compelled many
persons to resort to burning coal. 1t IL
fortunate that coal can be procured, as
next winter there will be no young men
here TO cut the wood. They are all going
to the new FL Dorado, Birmingham, Ala
Yes, they are gong at least so they talk
around the stoves of the shops and stores
been talking all winter-Strasb is
too slow place for these young bloods
We think we see them going now
On Friday morning, January DIST, lSS7,
a large crowd Of men and boys gathered
at the premises Of Mr.. Philip Grove, in IL is
place, to witness the killing, weighing,
&c, Of his monster hog. About : o'clock,
a. M, the hog was driven on the scales
and his gross weight ascertained to be s2O
pounds. After being dressed he was again
weighed and his swineship pulled dow n
the beam at 733 lbs.-a loss of 81 lbs. A
number Of bets were made as to his weigh
in meney, cigars, &c. Mr. John II. Crider,
the boss butcher Of this enormous hog,
killed : fine ones prior to the holidays for
Mr.. Grove, the Z averaging go lbs each.
SO far this season Mr.. Order has slaught-
cred lO3 hogs. 1t is not a question here
in butchering season, az in some places,
how the sign Of the moon is, cup co." or
down co. but the question with each
one having hogs to kill, is, whether Mr..
Orders services can be procured
Mr.. n. n. Funkhouser, Of Quicksburg,
writes to the Rockingham Register, giving
gross weight Of his hog S2l lbs (; net III
lbs, and adds 1t was fattened in Shenan-
doah under a democratic administration,
and challenges Rockingham to beat it,
He says he thinks Shenandoah is ahead.
Ofcourse she is, the Grove hog so far is
the largest, and. while like Mr. Funk
houser's, it was iattened under a demo-
cratic administration, it would be well to
remember that this 7S3-lb. hog was fatten-
ed on republican corn. "Bring out anoth
er hog"
"Kings may be blest, but John was glo-
riOus,
Der all the ills Of life Victorious
As down he stopped with butchers knife,
And, quick as thought, deprived of life.
The monster hog, in sight Of all,
Gave up the ghost without squeal.
Thus proving him xxx friends to the
rally,
The champion butcher Of the Valley.